Latest Nottingham Forest news as Sean Dyche's Reds prepare to face Leeds United at the City Ground
12:52, 09 Nov 2025
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Head coach Sean Dyche has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Leeds United in this afternoon’s crunch Premier League clash.
As their final outing before the international break it is a big game for the Reds. They remain without a win in the league since the opening day of the season, when Nuno Espirito Santo was still in charge to oversee a 3-1 triumph at home to Brentford.
They have shown positive signs since Dyche replaced Ange Postecoglou at the helm last month but know that needs to translate into victories. With six points from 10 games, Forest are 19th in the table and four points from safety.
It was a familiar story for the Reds in midweek as they failed to take their chances away to Sturm Graz in the Europa League. Encouragement could be taken from keeping a clean-sheet in Austria but there was an element of frustration as the visitors had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Dyche made seven changes to his starting XI on Thursday night but insisted his thinking was not with Leeds in mind. Injuries and unavailability certainly limited his options, and Forest do still have a significant absentee list.
They remain without Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Douglas Luiz, Olesksandr Zinchenko, Angus Gunn, Dilane and Bakwa and Ola Aina. However, Elliot Anderson is available again after being rested in midweek.
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Dyche has made five changes to his line-up from Thursday night. Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson, Dan Ndoye and Igor Jesus have come in for John Victor, Morato, Ryan Yates, James McAtee and Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Ahead of goalkeeper Sels, Murillo will partner Nikola Milenkovic in the heart of the back line with Nicolo Savona and Neco Williams either side. Anderson will line up alongside Ibrahim Sangare in midfield.
It could be Forest play with a three in midfield with Nicolas Dominguez also in there. Alternatively, Dominguez could start on the left in the Reds’ usual 4-2-3-1 system with Morgan Gibbs-White and Ndoye also providing attacking support for Jesus. The bench will be made up of John, Morato, Taiwo Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Omari Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee and Zach Abbott.
Forest: Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Jesus. Subs: John, Morato, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair, McAtee, Abbott.
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